Only once has a car bearing the No. 10 won the DAYTONA 500.
The year was 1990, and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt was powering into Turn 3 with the lead on the final lap at the World Center of Racing when he ran over a piece of the bell housing from Rick Wilson’s car, which had blown its engine with seven laps left. Earnhardt slowed, with his right rear tire punctured, and Derrike Cope flashed past in the No. 10 Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet to take the checkered flag and claim NASCAR’s most coveted trophy.
Earnhardt wouldn’t break his DAYTONA 500 jinx until 1998 when he won the Great American Race for the first and only time.
WDUN will carry live MRN Radio coverage of the February 18 Daytona 500 on 102.9 FM, AM 550, and streaming live on AccessWDUN.
